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Written by Mark Sentell
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Does anyone else think that all of this grant business is a bit confusing? Did you know that it is highly likely that your agency qualifies for a grant and that the application deadlines ARE THIS MONTH?
Your neighbors at In-Synch Systems have spent considerable time researching and summarizing the funding opportunities that are available to your agency.Â
Obviously, we would love you to consider making a grant application for one of our products - RMS, Dispatch, Crime Analysis, Custom Development and Integration projects - but we ultimately want you to be connected to the technologies, services, and people that will help you promote a safe and just community.
The following is a summary of three funding opportunities that you could seek right now.
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On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the landmark American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “Recovery Act”). This is in addition to the regular JAG or Byrne funding that is available every year and must be tracked, accounted for, and reported separately from all other funds. Applications are opening now and agencies will have 4 years to use this funding however preference will be given for quick-start activities.
What does that mean? Apply now or miss out on this “stimulus” funding completely.
If your department is looking for funding from this grant, you have 3 opportunities:
1)Â Â The Recovery Act: Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Formula Program: Local Solicitation.
Deadline 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. on May 18, 2009
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recoveryJAG/JAGrecoveryLocal.pdf
If your agency is not listed under units of local government then you can apply through:
2)Â Â The Recovery Act - Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Competitive Grant Program.
Deadline 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 22, 2009
 http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recovery/RecoveryRuralLE.pdfÂ
Under this grant there are 5 categories, agencies can submit more than one application under different categories for different projects.
3) The Recovery Act – Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program.
Deadline 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 27, 2009
 http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recovery/RecoveryByrne.pdf
Under this grant there are 8 categories; agencies can submit more than one application under different categories for different projects.
To see if you qualify for Local funding, review the list of eligible units of local government. If your local government is not on this list, then you need to contact your State for funding opportunities. Please note: every State handles this grant differently!  We will be sending notification of state JAG applications and deadlines as they come in.
Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Competitive Grant additional information.
In addition, "The Recovery Act - Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Competitive Grant Program" will solicit applications in categories that target rural states and rural areas and that include the following: - combating rural crime
- improving rural law enforcement investigations
- enhancing rural detention
- corrections
- jail operations
- facilitating rural justice information sharing
- training and technical assistance
The grant announcement places priority consideration on local and tribal law enforcement agencies where the unit of local government:
1) was not eligible to receive a direct allocation from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
2) scheduled to receive a direct allocation from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 of $50,000 or less.
Also eligible for funding are state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies providing assistance to rural areas; and national, regional, state, and local public and private entities providing training and technical assistance to rural areas.  Applications for funding should be submitted through the on-line OJP Grants Management System (GMS). For additional information on the Office of Justice Programs’ Recovery Act Grant Programs, please visit the OJP website at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/. - combating rural crime
- improving rural law enforcement investigations
- enhancing rural detention
- corrections
- jail operations
- facilitating rural justice information sharing
- training and technical assistance
The grant announcement places priority consideration on local and tribal law enforcement agencies where the unit of local government:
1) was not eligible to receive a direct allocation from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
2) scheduled to receive a direct allocation from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 of $50,000 or less.
Also eligible for funding are state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies providing assistance to rural areas; and national, regional, state, and local public and private entities providing training and technical assistance to rural areas.  Applications for funding should be submitted through the on-line OJP Grants Management System (GMS). For additional information on the Office of Justice Programs’ Recovery Act Grant Programs, please visit the OJP website at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/.
Eligibility under the Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Competitive Grant:
Rural areas – Any jurisdiction that is not located in a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2009/09-01.pdf
If your area appears on this list you are not eligible to apply for this grant unless your county has a population of less than 50,000.
The simple answer to the eligibility issue: - If your agency is on the "Recovery Act: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (JAG) Formula Program Local Solicitation" then you should apply through that program.
- If your agency is scheduled to receive less than $50,000 through the JAG program and your county population is less than 50,000 you can also apply under the Recovery Act: Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Competitive Grant.
- One additional opportunity is available through the Recovery Act: Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program.
As you can see there are three funding streams. Every agency should be able to apply under at least one of these. We are providing this assistance to assist in procuring In-Synch RMS Software, but arrangments can be made for non-product assistance. If you have questions or problems with this please feel free to contact our Grant Specialist (Mike Herzog).
Once you have decided which grant fits your agency, read the guidelines carefully. As you begin to write your narrative we will be happy to assist you with ideas or answer questions. Once you have completed your narrative you can email that to us for review prior to submission.
Remember these are all time sensitive with firm deadlines so you should get started right away. Please allow plenty of time for me to review your application.
In order to better assist you please be sure to review the information above and the links. This way you will have a basic idea and specific question. We am here to assist you in any why that we can so please contact our Grants Specialist, Mike Herzog, at
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Washington County DA Receives Federal Grant |
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Written by Mark Sentell
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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently posted an article about one of our newest customers - the Washington County District Attorney's office. You can read the article online here. |
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Grant Writing Seminar September 28-29th |
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Written by Lindsay Hellman
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In-Synch Systems is hosting a Grants Writing Class September 28th and 29th For Public Safety and Law Enforcement Agencies What if you could get grant writing training that…
•Showed you winning examples of actual
 grant applications that have been
 awarded funding?
•Was led by an expert who isn’t just a
 grant writer, but also a former public
 safety grant administrator?
Would that be the grant-writing training that you have always wanted, but never gotten? If it is, then you now have the chance to get the training that can help you write winning grant applications and receive the thousands of dollars in grant funding that your department so desperately needs.
Margaret Stark and In-Synch Systems, LLC invite you to a 2-day grant-writing class, to be held September 28th and 29th, at 129 McCarrell Lane, Suite 301, Zelienople, PAÂ 16063. You will receive training, facts and sheer hands-on grants expertise that you need to write winning grant applications.
Click here for more information and registration. |
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Customer News: Summer 2008 |
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Written by Mark Sentell
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The next great innovation in public safety software
We have so much to tell you about the newest release of MobileSynchRMS that we're going to save that for another email. You'll be happy to hear about things like Custom Forms, Crash Reports in a few states, a new way to wrap up everything attached to a case into a ZIP file, a new Confidential Informants module, and a bunch of other enhancements that folks like yourself have requested.
In this quick note, however, we want to let you know about our new SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE plan. One of the biggest problems you typically face when adopting a new RMS is the expensive up-front investment. Even now, as you may want to expand your existing MobileSynchRMS deployment, the multi-thousand dollar start-up costs can be daunting.
We've heard your pain!
Beginning this month, we are starting to offer MobileSynchRMS licenses for a very small monthly fee - about the price of a cell phone plan! This price can include a laptop or desktop computer that we'll replace every few years.
Now is a great time to invite your neighbors into a data-sharing relationship with MobileSynchRMS. They can come on board with MobileSynchRMS with almost no start-up fees and a low monthly, quarterly, or annual payment. We even throw in the server and wi-fi hotspot if they get two or more licenses from us.
This is also the most economical way for you to expand your existing MobileSynchRMS installation. If you call us in the next 30 days, we'll also offer you a 10% discount on your subscription as an existing partner.
For more information, visit our new In-Synch.com website or call Mike in the In-Synch office at 800-243-6540 x106. |
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Available Training Classes |
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Written by Administrator
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901T - BASIC RECORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TRAINING
This course is an entry level course and a prerequisite for all other courses
Instruction on navigating within the RMS using different computer and software controls. Explain the term “Synching” and why it is important to your data. It offers a brief history and evolution of the software and information about the company and its growth. This basic course will introduce the student to the Persons Management, Address Management, Vehicle Management, Call Log and Case Builder modules. It will instruct the student how enter data into the Property Management Module and how to maintain chain of evidence using bar codes, scanners and label printers. Introduce the student to the chain of evidence, reports and evidence location inventory sheets. The student will learn how to link data entered into the Person, Vehicle and Address Modules with Traffic and Non-Traffic citations as well as Criminal Complaints and Search Warrants to minimize the amount of demographic data entry needed. The basic course introduces the student to the Administrative Review Module, Administrative Reports and handling photographs of evidence, crime scene and arrestees properly. 911T - GENERAL ADMINISTRATOR COURSE
Prerequisite: Basic RMS Course
This course offers the agency administrator additional instruction in using the Query Module to bring together various classifications of data from data tables across the entire RMS. As an example the administrator will learn to search across the data base for any make, model or color of vehicles that have been driven by or associated with any person of a particular gender, race or age grouping. The possibilities of the various combinations of search criteria are endless. The student will learn the in-depth operation of the Property Module, the available reports and how to manage the evidence in the agency evidence locations. This course instructs administrators on the use of the UCR or IBRS reports, how to reconcile them and forward them to the respective state agencies. The course will instruct agency administrators on the Personnel Management Module which tracks employees of the agency, equipment issued to them, training completed, certifications, promotions, special assignments and disciplinary actions. The General Administrator Course will show the agency administrator how to obtain various reports necessary on individual officer performance, department performance, crimes, activities in patrol zones and victim’s rights. The reports also provide easy to read references for Supervisors, Mayors and Council People of the agency to determine the activity over any given period of time. 931T - RMS DETECTIVE COURSE
Prerequisite: Basic RMS Course
This course is written with the investigator in mind. It approaches data viewing it through the eyes of an officer focused on solving crimes. It continues the same advanced Query Module information as well as stressing the importance of Associations amongst various people you collect data on and Affiliations of organizations they may belong to. The Registration Management Module, Confidential Informant and Photo Management Modules are explained in detail. The course ends with an open discussion or question answer session on how these tools can be utilized in building probable cause, tracking gangs, drug networks, gun runners, stolen car rings and various other organized crimes. 941T - THE POLICE CLERK
Prerequisite: Basic RMS Course
This course is written from the aspect of the Police Clerk. A Police Clerk can look at data from a number of directions. First they can be a call taker where they are talking with citizens over the telephone and recording information necessary for the officer responding to the call. They can work for an agency administrator where they are more concerned with preparing reports from the RMS. They also can be employed in a position of an evidence or property clerk or as a clerk that receipts money for parking tickets, traffic and non traffic citations. Because of the varied rolls of a Police Clerk the Basic RMS Course must be taken first to gain an overall exposure to the system and its capabilities. The Police Clerk Course will then explore the Alarm Billing, Parking Ticket, Citations and Warrants Modules. Available report in the RMS will be introduce and explained. The Admin Review Module will be covered for Court Dispositions and UCR/IBRS auditing and submissions. Time will be provided at the end of the course for the Clerks to discuss issues in a peer group and to pose questions they may have to the instructor and staff. 951O - Property Management (ONLINE COURSE)
Prerequisite: Basic RMS Course
The Property Management Course is directed towards property room managers and administrator responsible for the supervision of the property room system within their agency. The entering of property from the Call Log and the Case Builder Modules will be reviewed. Configuring the Property Room System for an agency will be covered. 971O - West Virginia IBRS Course (ONLINE COURSE)
Prerequisite: Basic RMS Course
Learn how to collect data properly for WVIBR submission. 961O - PA Crash Reports (ONLINE COURSE)
Prerequisite: Basic RMS Course
This course will show how to properly collect data for PA Crash reports, approve reports, and submit them to the state FTP site. |
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